Shuttle.



PATENTBD SEPT. 15, 1903.

J. G. KING.

SHUTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED 00T.,16, 1902.

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UNITED STATES Patented September 15, 1903.

PATENT OFFI EJ SHUTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters iE atentNo. 739,008, dated September 15, 1903.

Application filed 0mm 16,1902. Serial No. 127,560. (No model.)

T0 at whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN G. KING, a citizen of the United States, residing at Burlington, in the county of Alamance and State of North 5 Carolina, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shuttles; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to shuttles; and it consists in the novel construction and combination of the parts hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure l is a longitudinal section through the shuttle. Fig. 2 is a rear view of the shuttle. Fig. 3 is a cross-section taken on the line a w in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section showing a modification.

A is a shuttle of any approved construction.

B is the bobbin,,which is mounted on the spindle G. This spindle is provided with a head 0 at one end, which is pivoted on a pin (1 and provided with a catch (1, which bears against a plug '5, which slides in a chamber 2' and is pressed against the catch by a spiral spring j, arranged behind it in the said chamber.

O is the bobbin catch-piece, which is socured on one end of a studio, which slides transverselyina hole in the head 0 and which is normally held in engagement with a groove in the bobbin by means of a spring is. When 5 the spindle is turned on its pivot to remove the bobbin, the stud strikes a projection m on the shuttle and the catch-piece releases the bobbin automatically. The catch-piece has a heel c, which engages with a shoulder or heel on the head of the bobbin-spindle. These parts are notnovel, and they may be varied in carrying out theinvention.

In order to adjust the position of the spindle O in the shuttle and to enable the weaver to keep his shuttles in perfect running order with very little trouble and with their spindles in the best possible working position or alinement, an adjustable stop is provided between the head of the spindle and the'end portion of the shuttle.

E is a stop-block which is screwed upon a screw-threaded stem D, which is arranged parallel with the axis of the shuttle.

In the form of the inventionshown in Figs. 1 and 2 the stem D is held inposition by a bracket h. This bracket has a foot h, which is arrangedin the chamber 11, and this bracket is held in position by the spring j, which bears against the said foot h. Thestop-block bears against the heel c' or any other equivalent part when a differently-constructed spindle is used. The stop-block is provided with notches, so that it can be revolved by a wrench or other tool to effect its adjustment or to compensate for wear from time to time.

In the modification shown in Fig. 3 the screw-threaded stem D is formed upon the heel c, and the stop-block bears against the bracket or against the end portion of the shuttle when the bracket is omitted.

This form'of the invention is more particularly adapted for use in connection with the form of spindle provided with a spring-actuatedbobbin catch-piece, as shown and'described,while the form of theinvention shown Figs. 1 and 2, although equally applicable to such a spindle, may also ,be applied to shuttles of different construction and to which the stop shown in Fig. 3 could not so well beapplied.

What I claim is- 1. In a shuttle, the combination, witha pivoted spindle provided with a catch and a catchspring, ofa bracket carried by the shuttle and held in position by the said catch-spring, and a stop for holding the said spindle in alinement, said stop being arranged between the said catch and bracket and being supported by one of the said parts, substantially as set forth.

2. In ashuttle, the combination, with a piv- Y bracket being held in position by the said catch-spring, and a stop-block engaging with the saidstud and holding the said spindle in.

alinement,substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature inpresence of two witnesses.

JOHN G. KING.

Witnesses:

P. L. HAZLEWOOD, M. A. ISLEY. 

